Sauce (Italian)
A classic Italian sauce recipe.
Ingredients
- 1 lump Butter (Originally fresh butter.)
- as needed Mushrooms
- as needed Onions
- as needed Parsley
- 1/2 Bay leaf
- as needed Flour
- 1 glass Dry white wine
- as much Good broth
- as needed Salt
- as needed Black pepper
- as needed Mace
- as needed bunch Sweet herbs
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- 1In a stewpan, combine the butter, mushrooms, onions, parsley, and bay leaf (cut fine). Cook over medium heat for a few minutes until softened.
- 2Shake in a little flour to thicken the sauce.
- 3Moisten with the white wine and broth. Add salt, pepper, and mace. Bring to a simmer.
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